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Rajasthan police make fresh arrest in Rs 2.5-crore digital arrest fraud

Rajasthan police have made a fresh arrest in connection with an alleged digital arrest fraud amounting to Rs 2.5 crore targeting a retired judge. Officials stated that Kochi City Police took a resident of Elamakkara into custody, following an earlier arrest of another local resident with the assistance of Kerala counterparts. Authorities allege that the funds swindled from the victim were transferred into bank accounts held by the accused in Kerala.

State

Multiple States

First reported

October 2026

Agency involved

Rajasthan Police and Kochi City Police

Arrests

Two suspects taken into custody in Kerala

Status

Ongoing investigation with more suspects suspected to be involved

The full story

Everything you need to know about this case, in one place.

The victim, a 90-year-old former district judge, was allegedly trapped by fraudsters posing as Central Bureau of Investigation officials and a Reserve Bank of India manager. According to reports, the scammers kept the victim under digital arrest for approximately 15 days in August. They allegedly threatened him with arrest by falsely linking him to hawala transactions connected to the Pulwama case.

Investigators stated that the suspects forced the victim to transfer money under the guise of verifying his bank accounts while keeping him monitored. Rajasthan police are continuing their inquiry within Kerala, suspecting that additional individuals from the region are involved in the cyber crime network.

Not yet reported: The reports do not specify whether any of the stolen money has been recovered or if formal judicial charges have been filed in court.

Where the case stands

The latest position in the reports we read.

Police have made multiple arrests in Kerala and are continuing their investigation to track down other suspected participants in the fraud.

Who was affected

Described in general terms; we do not name victims.

A 90-year-old retired district judge from Rajasthan who lost Rs 2.5 crore after being targeted by cyber criminals.

Timeline

Key dates as reported, oldest first.

AugustThe 90-year-old retired judge was allegedly kept under digital arrest for about 15 days and defrauded of Rs 2.5 crore.

Prior to the latest developmentRajasthan police arrested a resident of Mannamthuruthu in Varapuzha with the help of Kochi police.

FridayKochi City Police took a second local resident into custody in connection with the digital arrest case.

SaturdayOfficials announced the fresh arrest and stated that the investigation is ongoing to trace more suspects in Kerala.

How the scam worked

The method described in the reports.

Scammers contacted the victim posing as law enforcement and financial officials, specifically claiming to be from the CBI and RBI.
The fraudsters falsely accused the victim of being involved in illegal hawala transactions linked to a major national security case.
They subjected the victim to a prolonged period of digital arrest lasting about 15 days, keeping him isolated and monitored.
The culprits used threats of imminent arrest to coerce the victim into transferring funds under the pretext of bank account verification.
The extorted money was subsequently routed into bank accounts controlled by the accused individuals in Kerala.

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